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I feel convinced—and I think I shall have the approval of the brethren in this hall—that the choice which I have made is one which will find favour in the eyes of the county . I know that you have been a good and true Mason , and 1 feel also firmly convinced that the duties which yon

are about to enter upon , you will carry out in a true and conscientious manner . I feel also convinced that the choice which I have made is one which will confer pleasure and gratification on the brethren of the county . The necessary Masonic ceremonies were then

observed , and Lord Suffield was invested with the insignia of his office , and p laced in the chair of the Provincial Grand Lodge , the Prince of Wales taking the chair of Past Master . The formal salutes were g iven by direction of Sir Albert Woods , and the brethren having resumed

their seats , Lord Suffield said . May it please your Royal Highness , Most Worship ful Grand Master of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of England , I am deeply sensible , Sir , of the great honour which you have

conferred upon this province by your presence here , and upon me in selecting me to fulfil the duties of the office which has been rendered vacant by the death of our late lamented Bro . Walpole . I am fully aware , Sir , of the

responsibilities and of the duties devolving upon me . Accepting the responsibilities , it will be my earnest and anxious endeavour to perform the duties of my high office , and I will do as far as in me lies the best I can for the honour and

advantage of Masonry in general and of this province in particular . And so , brethren , I hope to merit your approval of the choice His Royal Highness has made . ( Cheers . ) Circumstances have prevented my entertaining our numerous and distinguished visitors in the customary

manner on the present occasion ; but I hope before long to hold a Provincial Grand Lodge , to attend the usual cathedral service , and a banquet , when I trust we may be again honoured by the company of those brethren from a distance to

whom I can now only offer my most sincere and hearty thanks for their kindness , their courtesy , and fraternal good feeling , which have induced them to come here to-day to assist in the ceremony which has just taken place . ( Applause . )

Lord Suffield here proffered the gavel to the M . W . G . M ., but His Royal Highness , with great condescension , requested the Prov . G . M . to retain it , and thereupon he proceeded to appoint and invest the Grand Lodge officers for the ensuing year as follows : —Bros . Major Penrice , D . P .

G . M . ; Lieutenant-Colonel Duft ' . M . P ., P . G . S . W . ; Hamon Le Strange , P . G . J . W . ; Rev . E . J . Alvis , P . G . Chaplain ; Lieut .-Col . L'Estrange , P . G . Treasurer ; G . B . Kennett , P . G . R . ; H . G . Barwell , P . G . Secretary ; J . C . Chittock ,

P . G . S . D . ; R . Wortley , P . G . J . D . ; T . Lord , P . G . S . of W . ; George Baxter , P . G . D . C . ; E . I . Bonfellow , P . G . A . D . C . ; Hon . Harbord Harbord , P . G . S . B . ; G . Britain , P . G . O . ; E . D . Horsfield , P . G . P . ; J . B . Bridgman , C . Havers , W . Mills , and T . T . Commins , Stewards .

When the investiture of these several officers had be-. n completed , the M . W . Grand Master , accompanied by the Prov . G . M ., the more distinp-uished brethren present , and attended by the

Stewards , left the dais , and as they proceeded from the hall the hearty cheering which rolled on either side of the building almost stifled the trumpets which announced thc close of this great ceremonial .

THE MASONIC BANQUETS . In the evening thc various city lodges gave banquets , o which the visiting brethren were invited , At IhcUoyal Hotel three lodges , viz ., Social , Sincerity , and Walpole , unitedly gave a banquet , which was largely attended , and was presided over by the W . M . of Social Lodge , No . 93 ,

Bro . J . J . Commins , supported right and lelt by Bros . J . c . Chittock , W . M . No . 1143 , and T . Isley , W . M . No . 1500 . After dinner , which was of a very substantial character , Bro . Commins gave "The Queen and the Craft , " which was loyally responded to . Bro . Chittock then proposed " Thc I Icalth of thc

M . W . G . M ., H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . He said—From the time of our earliest recollection we have always bun attached to the 1 ' iince of Wales as the heir to the throne of England . When he became an inhabitant of Norfolk we Norfolk men became still more attached to him . But when he became Grand Master of English Freemasons what should we Norfolk men think but that

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we ought to be still more attached to him to find that a Norfolk man should be Grand Master of all England ? But although wc Norfolk men arc exceedingly proud of our Grand Master , I have no doubt that all those who reside in Suffolk or in any other county of England are equally proud of their Grand Master , and I am sure that it would be perfectly impossible that any man could stand in

hig her estimation among hvs brother Masons than H . R . H . the Prince of Wales . We know that in Masonry one of thc great objects is charity ; and when we remember that His Royal Highness has come amongst us this day for the purpose of promoting the maintenance of that noble charity , the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital , wc ought to feel doubly grateful to him . It shows that he has that

true Masonic virtue which ought to be among us all . We can have , as I said , no better , no greater Grand Master , than we have , and I propose the toast , which I trust you will all receive with enthusiasm . The toast , as may be supposed , was enthusiastically received , and drank with Masonic honours . Bro . Commins next gave " The Pro Grand Master

Lord Carnarvon ; the Deputy Grand Master , Lord Skelmersdale ; and the rest of the Grand Officers ; " which was , of course , drank right loyally . Bro . F . Binckes responded . Bro . Chittock , in proposing "The Health of the Prov . G . M ., Lord Suffield , " said his lordship was highly appreciated by the brethren . They all knew him as a

Norfolk man for many years , and there was no man in Norfolk who would be more acceptable as a Grand Master . His name was proverbial among Norfolk men . He had been a long time a Mason , but they had not had an opportunity—except these brethren of North Walsham—of criticising his working . But he had no doubt whatever most of them knew Lord Suffield , and he was sure that

his working in Grand Lodge was an earnest of how he meant to do his duty . He was most thoroughly capable of doing it , and he meant to carry out his duties properly . ( Cheers . ) Bro . Isley proposed "The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , and the rest of the Grand Officers . " Bro . A . M . F . Morgan responded , and said that a better

working Mason or a better man there could not possibly be than Bro . Penrice , who had that day been appointed Deputy Grand Master of the Province . ( Hear , hear . ) This day was one of happy acgury for Masons in Norfolk , for they had had H . R . H . the Grand Master amongst them to instal Lord Suffield—and a better choice as Prov . Grand Master could not have been made ; and he trusted

that the effect of the day ' s proceedings would bs to give an impetus to Masoniy in Norfolk . Bro . Commins then proposed " The Masonic Charities , " and after saying that in Norfolk these charities were not supported so well as they ought to be , he expressed a hope that in the future more would be done in this province to support those excellent institutions .

Bro . Terry , in responding , congratulated the Masons of Norfolk upon the fact that it was in this province that H . R . H . the Grand Master had for the first time since his installation performed the ceremony of installing a P . G . M . They had very much to be proud of , and he hoped that it would lead to Norfolk contributing more to the charities than it had done heretofore . The institution which he

represented now supported 253 old men and widows from its funds—giving to old Masons £ 40 and to widows of Masons £ 32 per year , whereas only four years ago there were but 180 annuitants receiving £ 3 6 and £ 25 respectively . Thus very much had been done of late years by the Craft to assist thc poor and needy brethren , and the widows of such . He appealed to them most earnestly for

further funds to increase the good work which thc institutions were doing , and suggested that every member of every lodge in Norfolk might at least give js . a year , which contribution would give one vote . He then stated that H . R . H . Prince Leopold had kindly consented to preside at the next anniversary festival , and on that occasion he hoped there would be a large contribution from

Norfolk . Bro . Binckes , Secretary of the Masonic Boys' School , also responded , and stated that at that institution 189 boys were at present maintained anil educated , and a scheme was now on foot for erecting a preparatory school in connection with this institution for at least 100 boys younger than those now admitted . Thc benefits received by

Norfolk from thc various charities were out of all proportion to the contributions sent up , but this slate of things he hoped would be speedily altered , and to that end he urged each lodge to do its utmost . Subsequently he proposed " Thc Three Presiding Masters , " a toast which was warmly rcceivcC Bros , Commins , Chittock , and Isley briefly responded ,

and promised to do all they could to increase the contributions from their lodges to the Masonic charities . Amongst the other toasts was " The Visitors , " to which Lord Claud J . Hamilton , M . P ., who entered the room late in the evening , responded . Several other toasts were given and responded to , and a very enjoyable evening was spent .

An ordinary General Meeting of the " London Masonic Club " Company Limited , will be held on Wednesday next at 101 , Queen Victoria-street .

Saturday morning . The Installation Meeting of the William Preston Lodge , No . ; C 6 , took place on Thursday evening . Bro . W . E . Newton , J . W ., was placed in thc chair of K . S . A report of the meeting will appear in our next .

EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT . —A full account of thc proceedings at the festival that takes place this ( Friday ) evening will be given in thc Special Edition of the " Freemason , " which will be ready early

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PARTICK . —Lodge St . Mary ' s ( No . 117 ) . — The monthly meeting of this lodge was held in the hall , Douglas-street , Partick , on the evening of Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., for the purpose of electing and installing the Master and office-bearers . The brethren mustered to the number of about 100 , exclusive of visiting brethren , among whom was Bro . M'Taggart , ex-P . G . Secretary of

Glasgow . After the ordinary busim ss of the lodge the election of office-bearers was proceeded with as follows : —John Bain , W . M . ; Wm . Borland , D . M . ; J . S . Donaldson , S . M . ; John M'Swan , S . W . ; Thomas Wallace , J . W . ; James Lyon , Treas . ; Alfred Lawrence , Sec . ; William Chisholm , Chaplain ; William M'Farlane , S . D . ; Alex . Skene , J . D . ; Thos . Miller , Standard Bearer ; William

Murdock , Senior Steward ; Thos . W . Barclay , Junior Steward ; James M'Cready , I . G . ; James Bruce , Tyler . The lodge was then handed over to the care of the Junior Warden , and after spending a short time in harmony , during which the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given and duly responded to , the lodge was called back to labour and clcsed in due and ancient form .

ALEXANDRIA . —St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch Lodge ( No . 321 ) . —At a meeting of the Alexandria and Bonnill St . Andrew ' s Royal Arch Lodge , 321 , held on the evening of Friday , 10 th inst ., the following were installed by the P . R . W . M ., John M'Leish , viz .: T- Stewart , W . M . ; P . Jardine , S . M . ; P . Moir , D . M . ; R . M'Cowan , S . W . ; P . M'Kennie , j . W . ; A . M'Lintock , Treas . ; C . Glen ,

Sec . ; J . Campbell , Clerk ; W . Guy , B . B . ; ] . Stewart , S . D . ; J . Jardine , J . D . ; A . M'Donald , S . S . ; J . Barr , J . S . ; A . Laurie , S . B . ; J . Vance , I . G . ; D . Jardine , Tyler . During the past year a good many new members have been added to the roll of this lodge . GLASGOW . — St . Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter ( No . 69 ) . — The monthly meeting was held

within the hall , 25 , Robertson-street , on Tuesday , thc 14 th inst . The chapter was opened in the Mark Degree by the M . E . P . Z ., Thomas M . Campbell ; Comps . 1 . B . McNair , S . W . andS . O ., M . E . P . H . ; W . Harper , J . W . and J . O ., when Bros . William Lightbody and Mathevv Robin , of St . John's , 3 bis ., Alexander Currie and John Curric , of St . Vincent , 552 , were duly Marked , and their work inspected

and approved of , were instructed into the mysteries of the Mark Degree . LENNOXTOWS —MASONIC FUNERAL . —The remains of the late Bro . Dr . Allan Marshall , whose death took place at his residence , Lennoxtown , on Wednesday the 8 th inst ., were interred on Saturday the nth inst ., in the Lennoxtown churchyard . The doctor had resided in

Campsie for upwards of thirty years , and was much esteemed by a large circle in the parish , especially of the working classes , who appreciated his homely and genial manner , as well as his professional ability as a medical practitioner , and a very general feeling of regret has been expressed at his demise . A few weeks previous to his death a testimonial , valued at £$ 0 , was presented to

him by thc parish . The funeial was conducted with full Masonic honours , and notwithstanding thc very inclement weather , a large number of people , representing all classes of the community , attended and accompanied the remains to the grave . The Masonic ceremony , which was conducted by Bro . Peter Robinson , Master of Campsie St . John ' s Lodge , No . 195 , was of a very impressive

character , and was witnessed by several hundreds of the inhabitants . Campsie parish church choir were in attendance b y invitation ; and as arranged , sang two appropriate pieces , "Dead March in Saul , " and the 15 th Paraphrase to " Soldau . " After thc interment the Masonic brethren retired to their lodge-room , and passed a series of resolutions expressive of the esteem in which deceased was held by them .

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The installation of the M . E . K . " and officers ot the Leinster Royal Arch Chapter , No . 166 , Irish Constitution , took place on Tuesday , thc 1 ; th October , in thc Masonic Temple , Haskieu , Constantinople . On the evening of this date the chapter was opened in the regular form by the M . E . K ., Comp . W . Dorrell , who was assisted by M . E .

P . K ., Comp . I-I . Arnold , M . E . P . K ., Comp . J . Smorsittand the officers of the chapter . The preliminary part of the evening ' s business , such as the confirmation of minutes , & c . & c , having been performed , thc special business was then proceeded with by the introduction of Comp . H . Wetherill , K . elect , for the benefit of installation . Due consent having been given to thc prescribed charges , a

conclave of P . K . ' s was duly formed , consisting of M . E . P . K ., Comp . H . Arnold ; M . E . P . K ., Comp . J . Smorfitt ; and the installing K ., Comp . W . Dorrell . Comp . H . Wetherill was regularly installed into the exalted position of K . according to the Irish rite . On the readmission of the companions the announcement and salutation were made . The M . E . K . then proceeded to invest thc officers as

follows : Comps . J . Rawe , M . P . ; W . B . Tcadstill , C . S . ; T . W . Johnson , Capt . H . ; T . C . Dickinson , Sup . Tab . ; J . Lindsay , R . A . C . ; W . Webb , Capt . 3 . V . ; W . Dyke , Capt . 2 . V . ; P . Fluckcr , Capt . 1 . V . ; M . E . P . K ., W . Dorrell , Reg . and Treas . ; and J . Nock , Jan . The usual charges having been given , brought the installation ceremony to a close . There being no other business before thc chapter , it was closed by thc M . E . K . in peace and conto the

cord . Afterwards the companions adjourned refreshment room , where an agreeable and sociable hour was spent , during which thc inner man was refreshed , ana the usual loyal and Masonic toasts were given , notably those of "The Newly-installed M . E . K ., " "The P . K . ' s , and " The Rctiiing Officers . " Comps . J . J . Dunn , VV . Dyke , P . Fluckcr , and others , greatly added to the harmony of the evening by singing a few appropriate songs .